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龆 is a phono-semantic compound referring to a specific stage of dental development. In its traditional form 齠, the tooth radical 齒 (semantic) on the left is combined with the phonetic 召 (pronounced "tiao") on the right. It denotes the shedding of baby teeth and the eruption of permanent teeth, typically around age seven or eight. As a formal term, it describes childhood or early youth, most notably in the compound 龆年, which marks the period of this natural dental transition.
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